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I'HKONICLE AND SENTINEL.
A IF G U STA .
KATUUi-iV MOHMW, AlT.l ST 17.
FOR GOVERNOR,
<naiti, i; s i)« r<;hk u t y ,
OF CLARK COUSTT.
M orse mid worse—Tennessee Outdone.
Indiana has elected six out seven Adminis
tration members of Congress. Two years ago
there were six Whigs and one V an Burenile.
From Kentucky wc learn that Graves lias pro
bably been re-elected to Congress—Hawes, do.
both Whigs,and that Southgate, Whig, has been
defeated. The news is however not positive.
(£/• Dr. Ambler, the inventor of the machine,
which we noticed a few days ago, for reeling silk,
has left at our office some handsome specimens of
•sewing silk, manufactured by himself, for the in
spection of those who feci on interest in the busi
ness.
As much has been said of late absut the opin
ions of Mr. Clay, on the subjects of the Tariff
and internal improvement, and as he will proba
bly he a candidate for the Presidency, it is but
just that his views upon those subjects should be
’laid before the people, who arc to decide upon
his claims. It will be seen that he expresses no
desire whatever to revive high tariff duties, and
will he satisfied if the compromise upon that sub
ject he maintained inviolate; and that in his
opinion the ncnessily of making internal improve
ments by the General Government, is entirely
superseded by the works undertaken by individu
als and States.
“During the progress of that war, us in the
war of the revolution, cut off from the usual sup
plies of European fabrics, our armies and our
population generally were subjected to extreme
privations and Bufferings. It appeared to me,
upon its termination, that the wisdom of govern
ment was called upon to guard against the recur
rence of the evil, and to place the security and
prosperity of the country upon a sure basis.
Hence I concurred, most heartily, in the policy
of protecting American manufactures, for a lim
ited time, against foreign competition. Whatev
er diversity of opinion may have existed as to
tha proprioly'of that policy originally, 1 think
that all candid men must now admit that it lias
placed this country at least half a century in ad
vance of the position in which it would have
been, without its adoption. The value of a
home as well us a foreign market, is incalculable.
It may be illustrated by n single example. Sup
pose the three hundred thousand halos of cotton
now manufactured m the United Stales, were
thrown in the glutted market of Europe, who ran
estimate the reduction in the price of that great
staple, which would he the inevitable conse
quence *
The compromise of the tariff was proposed to
preserve our manufactures from impending ruin
menaced by tha administration of (Jen. Jackson,
and which would avert from the Union the
threatened danger of civil war If the compro
mise bo inviolably maintained, as I think it ought
to be, I trust that the rule of duty for which it
it provides, in conjunction with the stipulation
fur cash duties, homo valuations, and the long
list of free articles, inserted for the benefit of
the manufacturing interest, will ensure it reason
able and adequate protection.
intimately connected with the strength, the
prosperity, and the Union of our country was
that policy of Internal Improvements of which
yon ba> e expressed approbation. The national
road and the great canal, projected or executed
by your ('linlon. both having the same object or
connecting the eastern and western portions 01*
the Union, have diffused a spirit throughout the
lanu which has impelled several States to under
take the accomplishment of most of the works
which ought to be performed by tbc present gen
eration. And after the distribution of the large
surplus recently made from the common treasury,
hut little now remains for the general govern
ment directly to do, on this great subject, except
those works which are intended to provide, on
navigable waters, for the security of commerce
and navigation, and the completion of the t 'lim
hcrlaud Hoad.
I have la’cii very glad, during my voyage upon
tliis Lake, to find that an erroneous impression
had existed in inv mind us to the improvement o
harbors. I had feared that the expenditure o.
public money hud been often wasteful and unne
cessary upon work on the lake shores, Thera
are probably, u few instances in which it might
have been properly avoided ; but I am now fulb
persuaded that, in general, the expenditure hut
been necessary, wise and salutary.”
The St lungers’ Fever in Clinrlrston.
The Charleston Courier of yesterday says :—.
"It has been suggeslsd to us, that it would bo
proper to contradict the numerous exaggerated
reports with regard to the progress and fatality o
this disease, that are afloat throughout the coun
try. Letters from abroad, stale that rumors 01
fifty and sixty deaths a day, arc current, and we
occasionally see it paragraphed in the northern
prints, that “the \ cllow Fever is making horrible
ravages in Charleston.
Now, we have no hesitation in acknowledging
that our city is afflicted with an epidemic, am*,
that there have been and now are many cases 01'
fever, but the disease is not more fatal than usual,
and the total number of deaths from this cause,
since Us commencement, has been less than fifty,
fifteen having been the largest number in any
one wrth. The weekly reports of the Board o
Health may be depended on as correct—although
one or two deaths might occasionally be acciden
tally omitted, it is positively certain that there is
no intentional concealment, and those interested
can refer to these weekly reports, as undoubted
authority.”
From Mexico.
The New Orleans Bulletin, of the 9lh, says:—
Yesterday wc had two arrivals from Tampico,
undone from Matamoras, bringing dates from
the former to the Ist, and from the latter to the
Ski inst. General Lemus and his followers, it
appears, ere yet at Monclova, whither they fled
when driven out of Monterey by Canalito, On
the 17th July Bustameote reached the capital,
and was received with every demonstration oi
gladness and respect. At Tampico business Was
beginning to revive; hut the heavy charges on
the transportation of goods to the interior, hind
ered it from assuming much activity. Arista, by
order of the Government, was using every exer
tion to obliterate every trace of the late revolu-
( i.cii, bj destroying all lL* foitiCcatiwi? See. uuh ,
cd by the Ffdcrnlints.
On the 24th July the English packet sailed |
Torn Tampico, with upwards of halt a million in
»I>ecie on board.
For Hit Chronicle 4- Sentinel.
Continuation of the Investigation in a
ease of Bankruptcy.
In my former investigation I found nothing
that would subject me tyi Bankruptcy. It was
there staled, that I had been engaged in many
magnificent enterprises, which hod resulted in
accumulated benefits to those around rnc. It
also stated that I sold my wharf at Augusta for
$60,000 cash. What then has become of the
other great structures, say the Bridg", the Bridge j
Banking House, and the Town. In a former
article 1 have clearly shewn what has become of
the Bridge,—that it, together with its revenue,
was taken from me by the strong arm of man;
and the Bridge Company’s Banking House was
taken and pretendedly sold to pay a private debt
of my partner, in direct defiance of an order
issued from the United States Court, expressly
forbidding such sale, even after notice of said
order had been duly served on all the parties in
terested. And as to the Town, part of that was
sold under an order of Court, part by myself, and
the remainder 1 am possessed of at this time.—
Should a man living In a free country, governed
by just and righteous laws, enacted for the pro
tection of the persons and property of the weak
us well as the strong, tamely submit to such ar
bitrary proceedings. It is not enough for a man
to say that his property has been taken from him
by unfair means, by which he. is prevented from
meeting his moral and legal engagements. A
man may have to surrender his purse to a high
wayman, with a pistol at his breast, without re
sistance at the time, but should he not make an
effort to regain it the first opportunity that may
offer. He that would suffer himself to be im
properly deprived of his all, and not only his, but
that of others whose confidence and good opinion
he enjoyed, and who had entrusted him with
means, without exerting his powers
vent it, to say the least of it, would not he trusty
worthy, and so far as the interest of others is con
cerned, might as well he the rogue himself.
Experience has proven that my foresight and
perseverance could achieve great objects, of which
others would enjoy the benefit. While the whole
of the powers of my body and mind were de
voted to their accomplishment, others were secret,
ly planning to enjoy the fruits of them when
completed ; and thus far they have succeeded, iin
manner before stated. As the whole ol^j l
great enterprises have been brought to a success
ful termination, 1 shall devote the remainder of my J
days, if necessary, with the pov ors which at.com- i
plished these great designs, to regain flic benefits
which have arisen from them, from the possession '
of those who are now improperly in the enjoyment 1
of them, and give them to those to whom they 1
properly belong. 1 urn well aware that this 1
course will be sneered at, and bv some even con- 1
1
aidered absurd ; and the more so, as the whole of
the proceeds arc in the hands of American bank
ers. These usurpers, with the vast resources
which their great wealth places at their command,
often awe and frighten a common man out of his
rights, and even have dared to trample the laws
of the land beneath their feet; hut if life and
health are preserved, justice will surely prevail
in the end. The following will serve to illus
liatc the foregoing. It will show that I have not
deluded the community, but have performed all
that I promised,—by their short-sighted viewsthey
deluded themselves.
In tlie year 1813, the Legislature of South Car
olina granted to me and a certain Lewis Cooper, a
chart's' to build a bridge across the Savannah river.
A like charter was in 1814, granted by the Legisla
ture of (icorgia. Yet the attempt itself was, in
the talk of the day, treated as wild and visionary.
Men said, “ Why (ion. Wade Hampton, a greal
man, of vast wealth, anil of the highest energy,
twice attempted this enterprise. The ruins of
his repeated attempts are still there to hear witness
of his defeat, and here we have a poor Dutchman,
the patroon of 0 polo boat on the Savannah river
who talks to the Legislature about building a
bridge." I need scarcely say, that the humble
Dutchman, the despised boatman, calmly pursued
the bold purpose he had conceived, and bridled
the rebellious stream, which the wealthy, the
powerful, and the renowned, had striven in vain
to tame.
In 1816, I formed another design still more
novel, and set to work in its execution. It was
that of building a wharf on the Savannah river
at Augusta. Once more the crowd, incredulous
of whatever common men cannot perform, was
loud in its jeering doubts. “This man’s lucky
hit in his bridge has” (they said) “addled a brain
never very sound. A Wharf! why people build
wharves at the sea side, where the utmost rise of
tides is only some five or six feet. But a wharf
on a stream that swells up twenty or thirty feet
at a time ! The man's mind is certainly un- j
sound.”
But louder and more scornful was the cry that i
rose when my next plan, formed in the very
midst of this clamor against my former one, was
made known. I spoke of building a town in
the middle of a swamp. I was confident of ro
istering to South Carolina, a trade upon which
! Augusta had fattened many years. I promised
; to render tributary to Charleston, a large part of
j tlie commerce of Savannah and Augusta. The
1 common opinion grew plain and open, that the
1 straight-jacket was become indispensably ncces-
I
| sary for me.
In my next I will enquire whether the applica
; tion of that “straight jacket” had become neces
sary HENRY SHULTZ.
Hamburg, S. C., August 16, 18..9.
Moiikux Diction aht. —Distant Kr.u.*-
cions.—People who imagine they have a claim
to roll you if you are rich and to insult you it
vou arc poor.— Heart. —A rare article, sometimes
found in human beings, it is soon, however, des
| troved bv commerce with the world, or else be-
I comes fatal to us possessor. Doctor —A man who
kills vou to-day to save you from dying to-morrow
Crops in LouiaaM
j The New Grlenns bulletin, of the 9lh, says: —
The country mail received yesterday, contains
cheering accounts of the progress of the cotton.
Information has been received (rom several of the
! largest parishes in the slate, which warrants the
i confident anticipation of a handsome yield. The
only fear, seems to he the continuance of heavy
rains. The abundant showers which have fallen
within the last two weeks, have sufficed to quick
en the growth of this staple. More would be
positively detrimental. Should the reasonable
hopes of the planters be verified, the cotton crop
of our state for 1539, will be very large.
Faom the Hanlon Mercantile Journal.
An “Affair” between a Whaling Captain
and a Military Officer.
Perhaps some of my readers may have heard
of the story of the duel between o'd Captain
Lovett, of New Bedford, anil the English officer
in Demarara. It has been variously related—but
the only trite version is as follows:
Captain Zachariah Lovett, after having per
formed several whaling voyages to the Pacific,
found himself in command of a small brig l>c
longing to New York on a voyage to Demarara.
lie was a worthy man—and a good specimen of
a Yankee sailor—his heait was full of the milk
of human kindness, but he possessed a noble spir
it—and would neither give nor take an insult.
While his little brig Cinderella lay at anchor
in Demarara river, Capt Lovett one afternoon
entered a Coffee House where he met with a
friend—and they amused themselves-with knock
ing the balls about in a billiard room. Soon af
ter, and before the game was half finished, some
English military officers entered, one of whom,
Capt Uigbee, stepped up to Capt. Lovett, who
was arrayed in a very plain, not to say ordinary
costume, and with a bullying air demanded the
table, as himself and brother officer wished to
play a match.
Capt. Lovett gave the red coated gentleman a
stern look, but replied with courtesy, that he and
his friend had engaged the table, and would play
out their game, after which, if the gentlemen
wished to play, it was at their service.
‘But weren't wait,’said Capt. Bigbee, in an
insolent tone.
‘You must wait,’ sooly replied Capt. Lovett.
‘But we shall do no such thing,’ exclaimed the
surly Briton—‘we came here to play billiards—
and have no idea of being disappointed by a
couple of fellows who hardly know a mace from,
a rue, or a ball from a pocket. It will lake you.
all the afternoon to finish the game—so clear
out!’
Copt. Lovett and his friend played oil.
‘Come,’ continued the officer, ‘enough of this
marker place the balls.’ Saying which, with a
most impudent air, he seized one of the balls
winch Capt. Lovett’s opponent had just driven
into the pocket, and caught another one which
was near him.
The matter was growing serious. Capt. Lo
vett’s eye (lashed lire—for although he had
mingled a good deal amongquakers, and respect
ed that moral sect for their humility and quiet
demeanor, he was no non resistant man himself.
He dropped his cue, and doubled up a fist of por
tentous si/.e. ‘‘Put those balls uopn the table,
you scoundrel,” exclaimed he, imperatively,
“and leave the room.”
‘Who do you call scoundrel, you Yankee
blackguard? Do you know you are talking to
one of his majesty's officer's? Take that for
your impertinence,’ at the same lime suiting the
action to the word, and giving Capt. Lovett a
smart rap across the shoulder with his cue. But
in an instant he received a blow on his forehead,
exactly where Pbrcnolgists locate the organ of
Eventuality—which would have felled an ox,
and submissively acknowledged the favor, by
measuring bis length upon the floor!
His brother officers, who were with him, had
the good sense to see that Bigbee was to blame—
and although they looked rather black at the Yan
kees they wisely forbore to molest them further—
but assisted the stunned bully to another room,
where, by the help of some restoratives, he soon
recovered bis tenses. His rage and mortification
at the result of the rcncoi tie, knew no
and with many abitlcroalh he declared he would
have satisfaction.
Before Capt. Lovell left the coffee house, a
hilleit was handed him by Lieutenant James,
which proved to be a challenge—a peremptory
challenge from Capt. Bigbee, in which it was in
sisted that arrangements should he made for an
earlv meeting, that ho might have an opportuni
ty to wash oil’ the affront he had received in
Capt. Lovell's heart’s blood.
Captain Lovett smiled w hen be saw such man
ifestations of Christian spi.it. ‘Tell Capt. Btg
bee,’ said be, ‘1 will not baulk him. He shall
have the opportunity ho so earnestly seeks. Al
though not a fighting man, I am familiar with the
duel laws, and if he will be to-morrow morning
on the banks of the green canal, near the South
Quay, rather a secluded spot, he shall have satis
faction to his heart's content.’
Lieutenant James bowed politely and with
drew. Capt. Lovett went on board the Cinderel
la soon alter, and ordered bis mate, Mr. Star
buck, also a veteran whale hunter, to select the
two best harpoons, have them nicely ground and
filled, as an opportunity might offer on the mor
row of striking apo poise. Mr. Starbuck obey
ed his superior officer with alacrity, although he
wondered not a little why Capt. Lovett expected
to find porpoises in Demarara.
The next morning as soon as all hands were
called, Capt. Lovett ordered the boat to be man
ned. and requested Mr. Starbuck to take the two
harpoons, to each of which some eigh or ten fa
thoms of rattling stuff' was attached, and accom
pany him on shore. In a few moments the boat
reached the South Quay, where Capt. Lovett wail
met by several of bis countrymen, who had been
attracted to the spot by the rumor of the duel, an
well as several merchants and inhabitants of the
place. They one and all remonstrated with
Capt. Lovett for bis folly in consenting to fighi
the English military bully, who was represented
as a practised duellist, on expert swordsman, amt
j an unrivalled marksman with a pistol, being sari
I of his man at twelve paces. Capt. Lovett, how >
j ever, did not show the least inclination to bad
| out —but, on the contrary, seemed more cage •
for the engagement. ‘l'll give that quarrelsome
j fellow a a lesson,’ said he, ‘which will be of sort
vice to him, and which he will never forget at
long as his name is Bigbee.
The challenger, with his f'rehead ornamented
with a large patch to cover the impression left b<
the Yankee’s knuckles, and hisswollen eyes dimlv
twinkling with anger and mortification through
two huge live circles, accompanied by his sceon.
soon made his appearance. He was followed b'
a servant with a pistol case and an assortment o ‘
swords. He bowed stiffly to Capt. Lovett, am
Lieutenant James approaching the Yankee, ask
ing him if ho was willing to light with swords, ‘i
1 so.’ said he,‘l believe we can suit you. Wehavi
brought with us the small sword, a neat, gentle
manly weapon—the rut and thrust, good in .
i metre, and which will answer indifferently we
in a duel—and the broad sword or cutlass, whic!
is often preferred by those who are deficient i
skill in the use of arms. My friend. Copiah
Bigbee, is equally expert with either. You hav
i only to choose. As the challenged party, vo
have an undoubted right to select your arms.’
•Os that privilege 1 am well aware,’ rcplic
Captain Lovett, ‘and mean to avail myself of it
I shall not light with swords.’
i ‘1 expected as much,’ resumed Lieut, Janie,
i ‘and have brought with me a beautiful pair ofdur.
j ling pistols. v»uii long kaiclc, idioL4ro< c-i.-i h-.r i
i triggers. What distance shall I mc\prcott!'
•Eight paces.’ • .*T 4
•Only eight paces!’ cried Lieut. James, a little j
surprised. ‘On, very well,’ —and he measured it
otr, and placed his man at his post. Then, ad
vancing to Capt. Lovett, he presented him with a
pistol.
‘I do not fight with pistols !’
‘Not fight with pistols—after having refused
to fight with swords 1 What broughtyou here
then V
‘To fight!’ shouted Lovett in a thundering
voice, which made the British officer start, 'I am
the challenged party, and have a right to choose
my weapons, according to the laws of the duello,
all the world over—and you may rely upon it I
shall not select weapons with which I am not fa
miliar, anil with which my antagonist has been
practising all his life. Such a proceeding,on my
part, is not only not required by the rules of hon
or, which, after all, is a mere chimera, but would
be contrary to all the dictates of common sense.
No—l shall fight with the weapons of honorable
warfare, with which I have ever been accustomed.
•Swords and pistols, indeed !’
‘But, my dear sir,’ cried the astonished Lieu
tenant, ‘we must proceed according to rule in this
business What weapons have you fixed upon!”
—And in fancy’s eye he beheld before him a
huge blunderbuss, loaded with buckshot.
Captain Lovett said nothing—hut beckoned to
Mr. Starhuck, who approached him with great
alacrity, hearing the two harpoons. He seized
one of the formidable weapons, and thrust it into
the hands ofßighee, who seemed absolutely par
alized with astonishment.
‘My weapon,’ said he, ‘is the Javelin —such as
the Grecian and Roman knights often fought with
in olden times—a weapon, which no man who
challenges another, can refuse to fight with at the
present day, unless he possesses a mean and cra
ven spirit.’
Thus saying, he took the station which had
been assigned him, at eight paces distant from his
startled antagonist. He coolly bared his sinewy
arm—grasped the harpoon, and placed himself in
an attitude.’ ‘l’ll bet,’ said he, casting a trium
phant look upon his friends, ‘a smoked herring
against a sperm whale, that I’ll drive the harpoon
through that fellow’s midriff the first throw, and
will fin sh him without the aid of the lance. Mr
Starhuck, fiercely continued Captain Lovett, in a
loud and rough voice, such as is seldom heard,
excepting on board a Nantucket whaling vessel,
when a shoal of whales is in sight, ‘Stand by to
haul that fellow in.’
The mate grasped the end of the line, his eyes
beaming with as much expectation and delight,
as if he was steering a boat how on to an eighty
barrel whale, while Captain Lovett poised his har
poon with both hands, keenly eyed the British
Captain—shouted in a tremendous voice, “Now
for it,” and drew back his arm as in the act of
throwing the fatal iron !
The Englishman was a brave man—which is
not always the case with bullies—and he had of
ten marched without flinching, up to the mouth
of a cannon. And if he had been in single com
bat with an adversary armed with a sword or a
pistol, or even a dagger or a Queen’s arm, he
would have bore himself manfully. Indeed, he
had already acquired an unenviable notoriety as
a duelist, and had killed his man. But the har
poon was a weapon with which he was altogeth
er unacquainted—and the loud and exulting tone
of the Yankee Captain’s voice sounded like a
summons to his grave. And when he saw the
stalwart Yankee raise the polished iron—and
pause for an instant as if concentrating all his
strength to give the fatal blow, a panic terror sei
zed him—his limbs trembled—his features weie
of ghastly pallor, and the eold sweat stood in
large drops on his forehead. He had notstrength
to raise his weapon—and when his grim oppo
nent shouted, “Now for it,” and shook his deadly
spear, the British officer forgetting his vows of
chivalry—his reputation as an officer, and his
honor as a duelist, threw his harpoon or. the
ground, fairly turned his hack to his enemy, and
fled like a frightened courser from the field amid
the jeers and jibes, and the hurrahs of the multi
tude assembled by this time on the spot.
* Captain Bighee’s duelling days were over. N
man would fight with him after his adventure with
the Yankee. He was overwhelmed with insult
and ridicule—and soon found it advisable to
change into another regiment. But his story got
there before him—and he was soon sent to “Co
ventry” as a disgraced man. He was compelled,
although with great reluctance, to quit the service
—and it may with great truth he said, that he
never forgot the lesson he had received from the
veteran whaler, so long as his name was Bigbce.
Extract of a letter from the Hot Springs, .irk.
We arrived at Little Rock too late to take our
passage in the line stages for the Hot Springs,
and not wishing to he detained, we engaged a
private conveyance, which took us there very
comfortably in less than two days. This is a
preferable mode, especially for invalids, as you can
travel as fast or as slow as you like, and have the
advantage besides of examining the country. Af
ter leaving Little Rock, the road for miles runs
over old red sand stone, and you keep constantly
on the ascent until you come to the Sabine,
which is a beautiful stream of water. The pine
tree for this distance and for some miles further
on, appears to he the principal growth. After
you cross the Sabine the road gets to be very
rocky. At the distance of fifty miles from Little
Rock we reached a place called Magnet Cove.—
Hear the pine disappears, and is replaced by de
ciduous trees. The mineral structure of the
country is also changed from old red sandstone to
an ancient green stone containing quantities of
chrystallized hornhlcnds.
This spot is called Magnet Cove from the cir
cumstance of large quantities of magnetic iron
found here. In various parts of the cove large
masses of coarse grained syenite abound. Here
we picked up large lumps of magnetic iron, two
or three of which wo shall add to the minerals
collected by us for your cabinet. This is cer
tainly a remarkable spot, and in every respect in
teresting to the naturalist. The formation of this
cove and the rocks found here bear strong evi
dence of its being an ancient crater. After leav
ing magnet cove, we made an abrupt ascent and
once more got upon the old red sandstone for
! mation and crept along over one of the worst
j mountain roads we ever travelled. The whole
distance from this to the springs was only about
sixteen miles which look us about eight hours to
accomplish.
As soon as it was announced to ns by the dri
ver, that we had entered Hos Spring valley, we in
deed felt greatly disappointed as we had imagined
it as lovely a vale as ever was created by the fan
cy of a poet or a painter. It has hut few char
acteristics however of cither beauty orjgrandcurto
1 recommend it. and a more uncomfortable and
cheerless place it seldom happens to the lot of in
valids to visit for health. There is not to be
found such a hole in the form of a "watering
place” we will venture to say this side of the
moon. There were a few old rickety cabins
scattered round a barn of a tavern, and the best
of these were scarcely rain proof. There was hut
! one cabin that could he said to keep out the rain,
and this we fortunately got possession of by es
pecial favor, after suffering and being exposed to
1 the weather for three days in i/ie tavern.
The rest of the cabins were in reality, although
occupied by visitors, not fit to shelter cattle.—
i Whene'er it rained it was with difficulty and
! management they kept themselves dry." The
bedding usually suffered on those occasions, hut
it was put out to dry as soon as the sun shone
out. The landlady, although extravagantly paid
; for ever tiling, left her guests to shift for them
i selves in the best way they could. The fare was
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i .ntollerably bad v; ol our -.lay
there. Those who had servants, had to send out
miles into the mountains to purchase whatever
itiey could find, to vary the dull routine of ham,
venison, rice and potato.-,, which was daily served
up to some twenty or thirty persons.
In case you should be taken sick, there is no
physician here to attend upon you, and medicine
is almost out of the question, unless you send
to Little Rock for it. Hundreds have died here
from sheer neglect as the graveyard will testify.
At some distance from the hotel, a few persons
may get more comfortable accommodations; but
the distance is too fur for invalids who have to
use the vapor baths.
Every invalid coming here to spend the sea
son, ought lobring with them their servants and
plenty of stores to last them the season. The
temperature of the valley is extremely changea
ble, and frequently hotter than at New Orleans.
You are at all times liable to take cold from
unavoidable exposure, and persons of consump
tive habits, as well ns those laboring under chron
ic and other complaints, very frequently linger
here for a long time without getting the least re
lief.
There is no doubt that if there was a rcsidet
physician here, to give advice in using the waters
and to attend on you in cases of sickness, with
the other appliances of good accommodations,
that it would be a desirable place for all persons
laboring under general debility, ulcerous and cu
taneous eruptions, stiffness and rigidity of the
joints, and chronic complaints.
The valley here is about one hundred and fifty
yards wide, and runs north and south between two
lofty ridges of old red sandstone. These are co
vered to their very tops with a thick growth of
trees. At the foot of the east ridge a creek (lows
which tiscs in the hills to the north cast, and
washes its base throughout the whole, extent of
the valley, and blending its waters with the
springs, fullj into the Washita about seven miles
distant. On this ridge there is a spot which has
all the appearance of an ancient crater; a rum
bling internal noise, like distant thunder, is fre
quently heard during a very dry season; —at this
time the heat of the waters that flow from the
springs is also considerably increased.
The east ridge, or mountain, is certainly one
of the most wonderful sights to be seen in an}'
part of the world. From sixty to seventy springs
of different temperature and different elevations,
are seen bursting out of its side and mingling
with the waters of the creek which flows at its
base. On the side of the mountain which is
washed by the springs, a rock has been formed of
different character from that of the ridge, and is
no doubt a mineral deposit from the springs.
These waters, as yet, have not been carefully
analysed, and are by some believed to hold no
mineral substance in solution ; but this is surely
a mistake, as we have collected specimens of car
bonate of lime for your cabinet, taken from the
mouths of the springs, and adhering to the rock
out of which they flow; we have also filled two
bottles of the water, and carefully sealed them,
taken from the hottest spring, 150 deg. Fahren
heit, which we shall hand to you on our reaching
the city, to be analized.
These waters rise in a very limpid state and
flow out of the springs without exhibiting the
least perceptible gas. They owe their high tem
perature to great internal heat. As soon as they
come in contact with the atmosphere they then
make a mineral deposite which is every where to
be traced, until their waters are swallowed up by
the creek.
The hot water as it rises from the springs is
taben out and used by all persons here for do
mestic and culniary purposes. When cooled it
is destitute of either taste or smell, and being
much purer than spring water, it is freely used
for drinking. The temperature of several of the
springs ranges from 120 dogs, to 150 degrees
Fahrenheit, confervas and other vegetable grow
in and about them, and numbers of little insects
are always to be seen sporting about the bottoms
and sides.
In former times these springs were much re
sorted to by the neighboring tribes of Indians, for
various diseases, and in time of war respected by
them as a kind of neutral ground,
For the last thirty or forty years invalids from
i all parts of the United States, particulary from
the southwestern section, have been in the habit
i of making them an annual visit. The spring
and fall appear to be the best season, as the hot
* water then is not so likely to debilitate the sys
, tern.
■ Before huts were erected, invalids who came
here were compelled to sleep in their wagons, and
! cook in the open air. At night they built fires
. around their encampment, to keep off the wolves
and bears, which, at that time, were very numer
ous. Deer and wild game are still plenty in the
vicinity of the springs, and frequently killed to
r supply the table at the tavern.
’ The situation of the springs is extremely fa
* vorable for bathing, if proper bath houses were
’ erected—by means of spouts supported by a
1 frame work, the water might be conveyed to any
J part of the valley from the side of the mountain
out of which it flows.
The present bath houses are extremely rude in
* their structure, consisting principally of brush
and log cabins temporarily placed over the exca
’ vations in tiie rock, to receive the water us it
(lows out from the springs, and barely sufficient
r to protect the nudity of the bather.
The 'apor bath, as used here, is, no doubt, a
powerful agent in effecting cures in certain cases
of rheumatism where the limbs are contracted,
and the joints swollen.
e There is a chalybeate spring within three miles,
1 an d a cold sulphur spring within eight miles of
f •* le 'alley ; but there are no accommodations at
either for invalids, and consequently they are not
much visited They might, however, in conncc
, lion with the hot springs, be made very salutary.
E Ihe country in the vicinity of the springs is
„ vcr y romantic. It is broken and mountainous,
' consisting ot cone and ridges, from three to five
„ hundred feet above the level of the country. In
the rocks are found that beautiful mineral called
the Ouchila oilstone. In some of the mountains
* chrystals abound in great quantities, and of every
hue, size form and color—also, feldspar quartz,
iron ore, and magnet; specimens of which we
j shall add to those already collected. Here you
also find the Arabian spinesa (Angelica tree)
" gerrardia pectinata, ilex opaca. and the ilex cas-
s >ne, °ut of the leaves of which, when wild, they
make an excellent tea.
| a ‘ r °* ‘his region is remarkably dry, and
i from its great elevation, it will always be a dcsira
_ | blc retreat for invalids, in the summer and fall sea
‘ j son, from the unhealthy districts of the low coup
j : try. But something must first be done to put the
. ! P ,a cp in a condition to make visiters comfortable,
j before it will become a place of general resort.
J A. F.
1 | A gentleman was at his banker’s last week,
- : when he observed a little boy present a check at
’ the counter. The clerk put the usual question to
t j him, “How will you take it!” to which the boy
3 I innocently answered, “In my pocket, Sir.”
N _
I j A debtor observed to a creditor, ‘that it was not
t his interest to pay the principal, nor his principle
, | to pay the interest.’
’ MAKINK INTHUJdENCE.
Savannah, August 15.
* Ar rived yesterday— Ship Newark, Soullaid.New
I \ ork ; steamboat Charleston, Love, Charleston.
l| ... Charleston, August 1R
, | Arrived yesterday— Hng Hannah, Gould, New
I Haven ; Schr. Pocomoke Shrives, New York- schr
La Bruce, Greenwood. Ba timore.
’ • r- C. Calhoun, Sullen, Havana;
, C L brig Cordelia, Mathews, New York.
V
MEETING. —AMeeting of
the Mechanics of this city, will be held at the
United States Hotel, This Evening, at S o’clock.
Punctual attendance is requested. aug 17
C? Doctor JOHN WILSON offers his I
sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its
vicinity. He will he found at the corner of Centre
and Telfair streets. trwlm aug 17
TO TIIK VOTE lIS OF RICHMOND COUNTY-
FelloW citizens:—l offer myself as a candi
date fortlie office of Sheriff of Uichmond county,
at the ensuing election, and respectfully solicit
your support.
aug 17 BENJ. BRANTLY.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be request- I
ed to call another Public meeting of the citizens J
of Augusta, to take into further consideration he
Memorial of the South Carolina Canal and Bail !
Road Company, praying for the privilege of esta
blishing a Depository in this city. i
Extract from the minutes. I
S. H. OLIVER, c. c.
Augusta, 10th August, 1S3!).
In compliance with the annexed resolution of the 1 )
City Council of Augusta, I do hereby request the
citizens of Augusta to assemble at the City Hall,
THIS DAY, {the 17th August,) at 12 o’clock, m.,
to take into further consideration a memorial from
the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company,
praying for the privilege of crossing the Savannah
river,and establishing a depository in this city.
A. GUMMING.
Mayor of the City of Augusta.
Augusta, August 10th, 1539.
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(£y NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Train,
between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as
follows:
UPWARD.
Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a m.
“ “ Summerville, “ - -S 30
“ “ Georges’, - “ - 10 00
“ “ Branchville, “ - 11 00
“ “ Midway, - “ - 11 30 m.
1 “ Blackville, - “ -100 p. m.
“ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400
DOWNWARD.
Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a. m.
“ “ Aiken, - “ - - 730
“ “ Blackville, “ - • 930
“ “ Midway, “ - - 10 30
“ “ Branchville, “ - - 11 00
“ “ Georges’, “ - -1200 m.
“ “ Summerville,“ - - 2 OOp. m.
Arrive at Charleston not before 300
Distance—l3(Jmilcs. Fare Through —$10 00.
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not
longer than 5 minutes for wood and water at any
station.
To stop for passengers, when a white flag is
hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also at
Sincaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile T. 0.,
Rives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johnsons,
and Marsh’s T. O.
Passengers up will breakfast at Woodstock and
dine at Blackville; down, will breakfast at Aiken
and dine at Summerville. may 21 (
A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS,
DRW. EVANS’ CELEBRATED SOOTHING
SYRUP, for Children Cutting their Teeth.— This
infallible remedy has preserved hundreds of chil
dren, when thought past recovery, from convul
sions. As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on the
gums, the child will recover. The preparation is
so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that no
child will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it.
When infants are at the age of four months, though
there is no appearance of teeth, one bottle of the
Syrup should be used on the gums, to open the
pores. Parents should never be without the Syrup
in the nursery where there are young children ; for
if a child wakes in the night with pain in the gums,
the Syrup immediately gives ease, by opening the
pores and healing the gums; thereby preventing
convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr. Win.
Evans’ Medical Office, 100 Chatham street, New
York, where the Doctor maybe consulted on all
diseases of children.
PROOF POSITIVE OF THE EFFICACY OF
Dr. EVANS ’ SOOTHING SYRUP.—To the Agent
of Dr. Evans’ Soothing Syrup; Dear Sir—The
great benefit afforded to my suffering infant by
your Soothing Syrup, in a case of protracted and
painful dentition, must convince every feeling pa
rent how essential an early application of such an
invaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery and
torture. My infant, when teething, cxpeiienccd
such acute sufferings, that it was attacked witq
convulsions, and my wife and family s pposed that
death would soon release the babe from anguish,
till we procured a bottle of your Syrnp ; which as
soon as applied to the gums, a wonderful change
was produced, and after a few applications the
child displayed obvious relief, and by continuing in
its use, 1 am glad to inform you the child has com
pletely recovered. and no recurrence of that awful
complaint has since occurred; the teeth are ema
nating daily and the child enjoys pei.ect health.
I give you my cheerful permission to make this
acknowledgment public, andwill gladly give any
information on this circumsti ncc.
WM. JOHNSON. ' i
TONIC PILLS. —The power of Evans’ Camomile.
Pills are such, that the palpitating heart, the trem
ulous hand, the dizzy eye, and the fluttering mind,
vanish befoie their effects like noxious vapors be
fore the benign influence of the morning sun.—
They have long been successfully used for the cure
of intesmittents,together with fevers of the irregu
lar nervous kind, accompanied with visceral ob
structions.
This tonic medicine is for nervous complaints,
general debility, indigestion and its consequences,
as want of eppelite, distension of the stomach, acid
ity, unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumbling noise
in the bowels, nervous symptoms, languor, when
the mind becomes irritable,despondingpthoughtful,
melancholy, and dejected. Hypochondriacism, con
j sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and all other
nervous affections, these pills will produce a safe
and permanent cure.
Evans’ Camomile Pills were first introduced into
j America in 1535.
EVANS’ FAMILY APERIENT PILLS are
purely vegetable, composed with the strictest pre
cision of science and of art; they never produce
nausea, and are warranted to cure the following
diseases which arise from impurities of the blood,
viz:— Apoplexy, Bilious Affections, Coughs, Colds,
Ulcerated Sore Throats, Scarlet Fever, Asthma, Cho
lera, Liver Complaints, Diseases of the Kidnies and
Bladder, Affections peculiar to Females, and all
those diseases of wl atsoever kind to which human
nature is subject, where the stomach is affected.
More conclusive proofs of the extraordinary effi
cacy of Dr. Wm. Evans’ celebrated Camomile and
Aperient Anti-Bilious Pills, in alleviating afflicted
mankind. —Mr. Robert Cameron, 101 Bowery.
Disease—Chronic Dysentery, or Bloody Flux-
Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowels, sc- .
vere griping, frequent inclination to go to stook, tu- ▼
nusmus, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fre
quency of pulse, and a frequent discharge of a pe
culiar feetid matter mixed with blood .great debility,
sense of burning heat, with an intolerable bearing
down of the parts. Mr. Cameron is enjoying per
fect health, and returns his sincere thanks for the
extraordinary benefits he has received.
Sold by ANTONY k HAINES,
Sole agents in Augusta,
J. M. &I.M. 11 RNER. Savannah,
P. M. COHEN & Co., Charleston
SHARP At ELLS, Milledgeville.
C. A. ELLS. Macon,
A.VV. MARTIN,Forsyth,
War. I). WELLS, Druggist, Athens,
MURK A. LANE,Washington.
July 23 *